1 Sights Kangla PARK (admission 2; h9am-4pm Nov-Feb, 9am-5pm val thorens location Mar-Oct) Fortified Kangla was the off-andon- again regal capital of Manipur until the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891 saw the defeat of the Manipuri maharaja and a British takeover. Entrance is by way of an exceedingly tall gate on Kanglapat. The interesting older buildings are at the rear of the citadel guarded by three restored large white kangla sha (dragons).
CROSSING INTO BANGLADESH val thorens location AT AGARTALA Border Hours The border at Agartala is open from 7am to 6pm. Foreign val thorens location Exchange There s no exchange booth and Agartala banks don t sell Bangladeshi taka, so changing money is hit and miss; ask local traders or border offi cials. Onward Transport From central Agartala the border is just 3km along Akhaura Rd ( 50 by rickshaw). On the Bangladesh side the nearest town is Akhaura, 5km beyond, reached by baby taxi (autorickshaw). From Akhaura trains head to Dhaka, val thorens location Comilla and Sylhet. Coming eastbound, be sure to pay your Bangladeshi departure tax at a Sonali bank before heading for the border. Visas Unhelpful, but the northeast s only Bangladesh visa office val thorens location (%2324807; Airport Rd, Kunjaban; happlication 9am-1pm Mon-Thu, 9am-noon val thorens location Fri, collection same day 4pm) hides down a small lane in Agartala, about 2km north of the Ujjayanta Palace.
Khasi villagers have trained across streams to form natural pathways. Three of these root bridges (including an amazing val thorens location double- decker ) are near Nongriat. Access involves a two-hour very steep trek down from Tyrna, a pretty, palm-clad village that s 2km from Mawshamok. From Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort the entire roundtrip hike takes eight hours, is highly strenuous and involves descending and ascending some 2000-odd steps (this particular author couldn t walk for two days afterwards!). The Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort provides maps.
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